Homemade Cell Phone Antennas
Most modern cell phones have an internal antenna which, with good intentions, was designed to pick up a signal from the nearest cellular tower. The signal that your phone detects is also assumed to maintain a consistent connection, which is not a reality for many phones. Luckily, homemade cell phone antennas are incredibly simple, cheap and easy to make. By adding these external solutions, you may be on your way to increasing your phone's range and achieving a more stable connection.
Tesla Coil Antenna
The answer to your cell phone reception problems may be sitting right in your kitchen. Those little twist ties that come with your garbage or bread bags contain a tiny, bendable wire, called a Tesla coil. Tesla coils are often used in much thicker proportions to build antennas for such technology as televisions, radios and even Wi-Fi internet connections. By gently inserting the Tesla coil into your mobile phone's internal opening, the wire can expand the phone's internal antenna's capabilities, thereby increasing the reception on your phone. If this works well for your phone, tape the rest of the twist tie to the back of your phone with clear tape and you are all set.
Metal Wire Hanger Antenna
If a twist tie isn't handy or isn't attracting an effective signal, try pulling a wire hanger from your closet for use as an external phone antenna. By using the SIM-card slot on your phone or the same internal antenna opening discussed for the Tesla method, snugly press the hanger's wire into the phone. Be careful not to push the wire too deeply, as you want to avoid harming the phone's internal components. Secure the antenna with duct tape.
Paper Clip Antenna
Less awkward than the wire hanger, yet more powerful than the twist tie, a paperclip may be the best compromise in making your homemade cellular antenna. At a 90-degree angle, one end of a paperclip can be placed into your phone's internal antenna slot. Carefully bend the clip over the back of your phone on top of the battery; any type of tape can be used to hold the paperclip in place.
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